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Abohar
Woman held with drugs:Anmol (42) was arrested with 20 gm smack at Sadulshehar in Sriganganagar on Sunday. Station House Officer
(SHO) Mohar Singh Poonia said she was earlier nabbed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
(NDPS) Act in 2009 and had been
out on bail.Motorcyclist killed:Niranjan Singh of Gidderbaha died when a car reportedly hit his motorcycle near Malout bypass here
on Sunday. The police
said car owner Parampal Singh Mahuana had
been booked.
Chandigarh
26 new community centres:Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani said on Sunday that 26 new community health centres were being constructed at a cost of 149.33 crore in the state. A sum of Rs 125.52 crore had been already released for the purpose, Jyani added. Presiding over a meeting to review construction work of community health centres, Jyani directed officials to speed up the work.
Morinda
Woman found dead:The body of Harjit Kaur (50) was found in the Bhakra canal on Saturday. Harjit's brother Sohan Singh said her sister was murdered by her in-laws for dowry. Harjit's husband
Harvinder, a resident
of Saheri village, said his wife had gone to the house of
her brothers at Barsalpur village, near Chamkaur Sahib, for demanding Rs 1.5 lakh that her brothers owed to them, but she did not return. The Morinda SHO said the body was handed over to the relatives after a post-mortem examination and the investigation was on.Nangal
Two killed in accident:Anita and her four-year-old son Vansh were killed in a road accident on Sunday. They belonged to Una in Himachal Pradesh. Anita's husband Charanjit was injured in the accident and he was admitted to the BBMB hospital. The family was reportedly returning from Nurpur Bedi on a scooter after visiting Charanjit's in-laws when a truck hit them on the Anandpur Sahib-Nangal road, near Kushth Asram. Phagwara
PSPCL Suvidha Centres:The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has closed down Suvidha Centres that allowed subscribers to deposit their electricity bills in their respective areas. Sr XEN Pawan Bisla said bills could now be deposited at cash counters of Powercom, cash collection machines or through online facility. 2 injured as car overturns:Chandigarh resident Tejinderpal Singh and his wife Davinder Kaur were injured when the Swift car (CH 01 3372)
by which they were going to Tarn Taran overturned and fell into a roadside ditch on the national highway near
Chiherru. The accident occurred when Tejinderpal lost control of the vehicle while trying to save a cyclist.
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